81.6% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 97% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 75.9%
- 2016: 78.2%
- 2021: 81.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kenmore - Brookfield - Moggill · Sub-region (SA3)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
University degrees have become much more common in Kenmore - Brookfield - Moggill, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher rising by 8.2 percentage points since 2011. This highly educated area now sees nearly half of its adults with a university degree, far exceeding both state and national figures.
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 81.6% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and has risen by 5.7 percentage points over the last decade.
81.6% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 97% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Kenmore - Brookfield - Moggill, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 48.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This includes 20.5% with a postgraduate degree and 38.4% with a bachelor degree.
48.1% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 94% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Kenmore - Brookfield - Moggill, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 21.6%, followed by society and culture at 13.5% and engineering at 13.3%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area's 13 schools are larger than most, with an average size of 517 students and some of the highest advantage scores in the region. Most students attend government schools, which make up 69.2% of the sector.
13
Lower than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.29
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6,715
Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
517
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,135
Higher than 94% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
13 schools — 6,715 students, average ICSEA 1,135.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Kenmore State High School, Kenmore | Government | Secondary | — | 1,973 | 1,110 |
| Chapel Hill State School, Chapel Hill | Government | Primary | — | 772 | 1,171 |
| Moggill State School, Moggill | Government | Primary | — | 698 | 1,099 |
| Kenmore South State School, Kenmore | Government | Primary | — | 684 | 1,170 |
| Kenmore State School, Kenmore | Government | Primary | — | 520 | 1,158 |
| Fig Tree Pocket State School, Fig Tree Pocket | Government | Primary | — | 477 | 1,169 |
| Brookfield State School, Brookfield | Government | Primary | — | 453 | 1,164 |
| Pullenvale State School, Pullenvale | Government | Primary | — | 389 | 1,128 |
| Mancel College, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | — | 223 | 1,084 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary School, Kenmore | Catholic | Primary | — | 221 | 1,126 |
| Brisbane Montessori School, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | — | 189 | 1,128 |
| Brisbane Independent School, Pullenvale | Independent | Primary | — | 60 | 1,135 |
| Upper Brookfield State School, Upper Brookfield | Government | Primary | — | 56 | 1,106 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kenmore - Brookfield - Moggill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30402/kenmore-brookfield-moggill/topic/education